China's overall IGZO panel shipments will reach 55.6 million units in 2017, more than 20 million in 2016, with IGZO panels for mobile computers (flat and laptop) up to 5,100 this year, according to IHS, Million, twice as much as 17 million in 2016.
IHS said, IGZO panel prospects are very promising, mainly IGZO technology can improve the resolution of the screen, reduce power consumption and panel production costs, these are mobile computer products must have the technology, but also the future direction of development, In 2020, IGZO will account for 17% of the global mobile phone market share.
GIS is the IGZO Panel Module (LCM) for the development of mobile computers with Sharp, which, in addition to shipping touch panels, also integrates IGZO's LCM downstream to engage in one-stop service from touch to panel (MegaSite ).
GIS said the company will begin shipping the LCM in the fourth quarter to major customers, mainly 13-inch products, because GIS this year, LC LC is shipped from the fourth quarter, and 2018 will be four quarters Are shipped, plus size may be extended from 13 inches to 12 inches and 15 inches and other products, the company is expected in 2018, from the laptop LCM revenue and profit will grow substantially.
GIS in the first half of the main revenue is Tablet PC LCM and touch panel, the first half of the company accounted for 65% of the company's revenue, mobile phones accounted for 25%, the other 15%.
And the first half of the GIS shipping flat LCM size, including 12.9, 10.5 and 9.7 inches three, equivalent to all large size of the Tablet PC products, GIS are shipped, but also makes the company's performance in the first half of the show dazzling.
Large customers to publish a new smart phone, and in the recent shipment of AMOLED version of the mobile phone products, will drive the growth of GIS mobile phone revenue, while the LCM LCM is also driven by the company's fourth quarter revenue growth source.
It is expected that the revenue and profit of GIS in LCI will be expected to grow by more than 2017 years.